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Happy Birthday, Susan!

April 1, 2013

Today is my sister’s birthday, and no I won’t tell you how old she is, except to say she is older than me (and always will be!). Her favorite color is red, always has been, and she have loved clothes ever since we were young. So I thought it was only fitting to create her a birthday card that was all dressed up in red.

A red polka dress; it was created in flash! One piece of Summer Smooches DSP # 125409 and one trip through the Big Shot die-cutting & embossing machine with the Dress Up Framelits die # 130101 and my dress was done. A belt of Whisper White card stock, and a flower punched from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack # 118309 fastened with a 1/8″ mini brad # 122941 was all the embellishing this dress needed. The sentiment was taken from the Create A Cupcake stamp set # 121982. The stark Real Red and Whisper White color combo creates such a striking contrast that I left things simple and let the bold colors make the statement for me.

Create a Cupcake - Clear-Mount Stamp - Clear-Mount Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up! Dress Up Framelits Dies

Create A Cupcake Stamp Set Dress Up Framelits Die

#121982 Clear or 3121915 Wood Mount coordinating Stamp Set

coordinating Cupcake Builder Punch “All Dressed Up”available

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Enjoy my creation, thank you for stopping into My Stampin’ Space and thank you for shopping with me. If you like this card, leave me a comment, or just leave me a comment to wish my sister a Happy Birthday. I’ll be sure to pass along the wishes her way. Come back again soon and hang out with me.

Wishing You Happiness…

January 28, 2013

I was inspired to make this quick little Valentine’s project after teaching a class on Digitial Scrapbooking last week.

What I love about digital designing is that you can try out different color combos, embellishments, stamps, and not waste any paper! Every stamped image always looks good, no more uneven stamped images, or mis-cut paper. The undo key is a digi-scrappers best friend! I love being able to color each part of an image in a different color. I used the re-color option to color each part of the stamp in different color on the card above. If you would like to try out digi-scrapping without any commitment, click here or on the free 30-day trial of MDS2 on the right and get started.

And we know that you probably have lots of digital photos just waiting to be inserted into a digital scrapbook! So go ahead, you’ll have fun!

Twisted Gift Card

October 24, 2012 2 Comments

One of the hottest trends right now is a twisted card; and since it is such a great way to give a gift card, it’s very timely too! Well, I had a gift card to give – to my hubby; we just celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary! So I thought I’d whip up a quick card to give him a gift card. I gave him a gift card to the movie theaters so we could have a date night. Yup, even after 24 years, I still LOVE going on a date with my hubby 🙂

Anyway, the card was quick & easy but in rushing, I folded the card closed BEFORE I let the ink dry, oops! A little smudgy but, the good thing is my hubby loves me, smudges & all!

So this is what I came up with. I knew I wanted to use the champagne flutes from the Embellished Events stamp set. And I wanted a simple, classy black & white theme. I blinged it up a bit by stamping the image in Metallic Silver ink and embossing in clear embossing powder. Rhinestones were used to create the bubbles. Basic Black glimmer brads completed the touch.

(My mind always goes to food – when I created the circle, half black, half white to layer the champagne glasses onto – all I could think of was a black & white cookie! Now I need to go to a good Jewish deli to get one – do I see a road trip to NY in my future?)

Making a twisted card naturally creates a pocket both on the front and the inside. While I glued the front pocket closed, I took full advantage of this pocket to hold my gift card. A sentiment from Hand Penned Holidays (now retired) provided the perfect sentiment to convey my feelings!

So what do you think of this “Twisted Card”? Would you like to learn to make one? I’m thinking of creating a video tutorial – please leave me a comment and let me know if you’d like to learn how to do this to give out your gift cards this Christmas. If I get good feedback, I’ll make a tutorial. Thanks for your input!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Embellished Events # 126497 clear, #126495 wood, Hand Penned Holidays (retired)

Ink: Basic Black classic ink, Silver Metallic ink (retired)

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White card stock

Tools: Simply Scored Scoring Tool #122334, Big Shot# 113439, Paper Snips # 103579, Chevron Embossing Folder # 127749, Circles #2 Originals die # 114526, Heat Tool # 129053 and Clear Embossing Powder #109130

Embellishments: 3/8″ Basic Glimmer Brads #121003, Rhinestone Basic Jewels # 119246

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Mojo Monday 260

September 24, 2012 2 Comments

Today is Monday so it’s time for another sketch challenge from Mojo Monday! Since it’s the last day of the month, we have the option of making either a round or square card.

Here’s the sketch:

And here is my entry:

And guess what? I didn’t use a single sheet of paper, or ink, or punches or stamps! I created the entire card using MDS2, our digital design software.

I am having SO MUCH FUN playing with MDS2! And you can too – without any risk! You can try this software without any obligation for 30 days with our risk free trial. Whether you have ever used a digital design software before or not, the learning curve is so easy. So what are you waiting for? Give it a try right now. Click here to download the full software program for free and let the next 30 days show you how fun and easy this is.

Thanks for stopping by My Stampin’ Space. Come back again, and until then, Happy Stampin! (and Happy Digi-Stampin’ & Digi-Scrappin’!)

Nancy